{"id":17568,"date":"2020-09-03T16:00:32","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T20:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/?p=17568"},"modified":"2024-11-19T13:56:56","modified_gmt":"2024-11-19T18:56:56","slug":"the-lone-ranger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/?p=17568","title":{"rendered":"The Lone Ranger"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>September 3, 2020, Linda Lou Burton posting from Little Rock, Arkansas <\/em>\u2013 The Lone Ranger\u2019s mask, according to movie hype, was designed to protect his identity. I went to many Lone Ranger movies in the early 50s, and even as a popcorn-munching 10-year-old, I knew I\u2019d recognize my idol whether he was masked or not, even if he showed up without his trusty white steed. It did make him rather mysterious and handsome, but that was all. If he believed that little mask did what it was \u201csupposed\u201d to do, he was deluded.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m afraid some of us are equally deluded with regard to COVID-19 masks. Count me in that corner. I have been of the notion that the mask was to protect ME from being pelted with virus-laden droplets spewed out from some virus carrier. I was thinking that my mask would keep those droplets from entering my breathing apparatus, and keep me safe from harm. I thought the mask, like the seatbelt in my car, was all about ME.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I was wrong.<\/p>\n

The masks we are advised, and in some instances, MANDATED to wear are to keep US from infecting other people. And if they are not the right KIND of masks, worn and handled the right WAY, they are no more effective than that little black strip around the eyes \u00a0that was meant to hide the Lone Ranger\u2019s identity. Coronavirus Masks are meant to protect the rest of the world from the WEARER.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

And I am distressed to tell you that the Centers for Disease Control, which we hark to here in the United States, and the World Health Organization (note the word WORLD) do NOT offer the same advice with regard to what kind of masks actually STOP any virus-laden droplets from spewing out into the world when we cough, or sneeze.<\/p>\n

The Centers for Disease Control recommends a two layer mask. Go to THIS SITE to read their advice. It’s good advice, but is it enough?
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https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/coronavirus\/2019-ncov\/prevent-getting-sick\/about-face-coverings.html<\/a><\/p>\n

The Centers for Disease Control is a USA government entity that is part of the US Department of Health and Human Services. The Director is Robert Redfield, MD, who has served since March 26, 2018. He was appointed to the post by Donald Trump, after Trump\u2019s first appointee, Tom Price, resigned over controversy regarding his use of private jets and charter flights at taxpayer expense.<\/p>\n

The World Health Organization recommends a three-layer mask. Go to THIS SITE to read why “three layers are more effective than two.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

virus-2019\/advice-for-public\/when-and-how-to-use-masks<\/a><\/p>\n

The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health. The WHO Constitution \u00a0states its main objective as “the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible level of health.” It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with six semi-autonomous regional offices and 150 field offices worldwide.<\/p>\n

The Trump administration has begun the process of withdrawing the United States from the World Health Organization, effective July 6, 2021, via a letter sent to United Nations Secretary General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres. \u00a0It is not clear whether Trump can pull the United States out of the organization and withdraw funding without Congress. Democratic lawmakers have vowed to push back; Sen. Robert Menendez , the ranking Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, commented that such an action \u201cleaves Americans sick & America alone.\u201d Joe Biden has commented that, if elected, he would immediately rejoin the organization and \u201crestore our leadership on the world stage, because Americans are safer when America is engaged in strengthening global health.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>TO DATE, the number of COVID-19 cases in the United States accounts for 23% of all cases in the world. Why is that?<\/p>\n

Masking is obviously NOT enough \u2013 at least incorrect masks, worn incorrectly. It behooves us to know what we\u00a0 can do to protect ourselves, and others. One thing for sure \u2013 Trump\u2019s resistance to wearing a mask himself because he \u201cdidn\u2019t want to look like the Lone Ranger\u201d was a fruitless worry on his part. He does not look like the Lone Ranger, no matter how hard he tries to separate the United States from the rest of the world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

September 3, 2020, Linda Lou Burton posting from Little Rock, Arkansas \u2013 The Lone Ranger\u2019s mask, according to movie hype, was designed to protect his identity. I went to many Lone Ranger movies in the early 50s, and even as a popcorn-munching 10-year-old, I knew I\u2019d recognize my idol whether he was masked or not, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3464],"tags":[3977,3549,3980,3978,3981,3979,3946,3943],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17568"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=17568"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17568\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17596,"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17568\/revisions\/17596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=17568"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=17568"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capitalcitiesusa.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=17568"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}